Mourinho pays tribute to Maradona and reveals: “I always called my biggest defeats” – Tottenham

After the message he left on social networks on Wednesday, José Mourinho returned this Thursday to talk about Diego Maradona. It was after Tottenham’s triumph against Ludogorets, in a very emotional statement from the Portuguese coach, in which he revealed that the Argentine was always careful to call him when he lost an important game.

“There is Maradona and Diego. The Maradona everyone knows and will never forget. I made sure my son knew a lot about him, even though he was born after the time he played. I know my son will make sure, One day he becomes as a father, he will not let his children stop knowing who he was. He was like my father to me in relation to Di Stéfano. I never saw him play, but my father made sure that I knew a lot about him. Diego in my generation was the that everyone knows, “he began by saying. And then there is Diego, the person and I miss him. I’m sorry I didn’t spend more time with him. I would love to, because his family, his great friends, his colleagues have the privilege of spending time with him and they know him well. I know him quite well. And in my great defeats, he always called me. In my victories, never! I will miss him. I am very sad, of course, but I have a smile on my face because all Los minutes I spent with him were smiling. ”